July 24, 2013

Baby toy ball

For round 4 of the Ankh-Morpork knitter's guild wars (on Ravelry) I made a Hyperbolic
Pseudosphere. Now that it is finished, my 8 month old boy loves to play with it as a toy. It is
firm enough to roll around the floor, but because of all its ruffles can also be easily picked
up by little hands. Not to mention, it is soft and unbreakable when thrown around the room.

I guess it would also make a great toy for cats (maybe even dogs, but I don't think it is
very "chew proof"). Below is the pattern for this ball. (Nederlands patroontje in oranje)

Materials

Pattern

Round 1: Start with 6 sc in a magic ring. Don't join rounds, continue working in a spiral, placing a stitch marker (or small piece of scrap yarn) at the beginning of each round for counting.Round 2-9: 2 sc in each sc
Fasten off (preferably using an invisible join)